10 Difficult Modern Operas

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Berg: Wozzeck/Lulu
1.  Berg: Wozzeck/Lulu by Alban Berg
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  "The Daddy of difficult modern operas, still the best performance.  And you get Lulu, too."
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Schoenberg:Moses & Aaron
2.  Schoenberg:Moses & Aaron by Mazura
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  "The Daddy of difficult composers.  Play it like Brahms, said Solti."
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Sallinen: Kullervo [IMPORT]
3.  Sallinen: Kullervo [IMPORT] by A. Sallinen
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  "Dramatic (incest, murder, self-immolation), moving and a great performance of the title role"
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Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
4.  Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen
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  "Not much action: even fewer jokes!  But wonderful music that roars and glitters, dances and holds its breath"
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Britten: Death in Venice
5.  Britten: Death in Venice by Michael Chance
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  "Not Britten's most popular opera, but a moving tribute to his lifetime lover.  Better than the movie"
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Tippett: King Priam
6.  Tippett: King Priam by Norman Bailey^Thomas Allen^Stephen Roberts^David Wilson-Johnson
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  "A great anti-war opera, premiered within days of Britten's War Requiem"
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Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus
7.  Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus by Harrison Birtwistle
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  "Tough? Yes. Dramatic? Yes. Beautiful? Definitely.  A masterpiece? Without doubt."
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Henze - Die Bassariden
8.  Henze - Die Bassariden by Vera Little
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  "A German composer seduced by Mediterranean warmth and colour"
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Adès: Powder Her Face
9.  Adès: Powder Her Face by Thomas Adès
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  "Not as good as The Tempest, but that's not recorded yet.  And where else do you find (sung?) oral sex in an opera?"
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Tan Dun: Marco Polo
10.  Tan Dun: Marco Polo by Tan Dun
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  "Typical Tan Dun - a wonderfully eclectic mix of styles.  If you like Crouching Tiger's music, you'll like this."
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